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Discussion Guide Published to Accompany Yonkers Trilogy

Patricia Vaccarino

July 20, 2023

Yonkers Beats: A Discussion Guide has been released is to address the controversial issues in Patricia Vaccarino’s Yonkers Trilogy. The guide is intended for use by teachers, book clubs—or anyone who wants—to examine controversial topics that engender difficult conversations.

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Politics

Can Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Peel-Off Blue-Collar Workers from the Republicans?

Nick J. Licata

June 04, 2021

Can Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Peel-Off Blue-Collar Workers from the Republicans?The Democrats have been losing blue-collar voters for the last decade; this legislation could reverse that trend.

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Arts & Culture

NOTES FROM THE WORKING CLASS: The Mother of All Handbags

Patricia Vaccarino

February 10, 2021

I was told never to place my handbag on the floor. I was told never to leave my handbag unattended. I was also told to never ever let another person touch my handbag. Disobeying any of the three cardinal rules of handbags brings poverty and is akin to having a gypsy place a curse on me. The gypsy’s curse lasts forever.

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Books

THE “HEART OF YONKERS” CAPTURES WORKING-CLASS HEROES IN THE 1970S

Lisa Horchow

April 14, 2020

Author Patricia Vaccarino can’t seem to forget her hometown, Yonkers. She’s back with a new story, “The Heart of Yonkers,” that takes us back to a time long before social distancing.